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• This CDCs guidance on Halloween activities is helpful to people of all ages! Also, Autumn is a good time to safely get outdoors and engage in healthy activities such as hiking, kite flying, walking, bike riding, and apple picking, just to name a few.
• If you are showing signs of “Pandemic Fatigue” you are not alone. Here is an article that shares some helpful insights on how to deal with pandemic fatigue and burnout. Keep sticking to the precautions, Retrievers! We can do this!

• University Health Services (UHS) has a limited supply of seasonal flu vaccine remaining after last week’s campus flu clinic. Flu shots are available by appointment only at UHS on the ground floor of Erickson Hall for students, faculty, and staff approved to be on campus. We strongly encourage this vaccine during the COVID pandemic. Please see this CDC webpage for more information, and call UHS at 410-455-2542 to schedule your appointment. In addition, you can visit the UHS flu shot page for off-campus locations in the Catonsville-Arbutus area offering flu shots. Remember to call ahead to ensure the location you plan to visit has vaccines available.

• Although classes and activities at UMBC are mostly held in virtual spaces during these unique times, the wellbeing of our students is more important than ever. UMBC is participating in the Wake Forest Wellbeing Assessment. Students, by completing the assessment you will help us to better understand your needs and how we can be supportive. Check your UMBC email for the survey link. Forty students who complete the assessment will be randomly selected to receive a $25 virtual UMBC Bookstore gift card.

• Visit the UMBC Together website for recent social media posts and the UMBC Together myUMBC group for information on upcoming events.

“A Lab of One’s Own” documents Colwell’s journey through six decades in science, from sexual harassment in the lab to obscure systems blocking women from leading professional organizations or publishing their work. “A Lab of One’s Own” shares the sheer joy a scientist feels when moving toward a breakthrough, and the thrill of uncovering a whole new generation of female pioneers. Colwell’s writing offers an astute diagnosis of how to fix the problem of sexism in science, and celebrates the women who push back.

Colwell is a groundbreaking microbiologist and the first woman to lead the National Science Foundation, where she served as the director from 1998 to 2004. She is a distinguished professor at the University of Maryland at College Park and at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health.

This event is hosted by the Hill-Lopes Scholars Program at Towson University. Funded by the generosity of Barbara Hill and Ancelmo Lopes, the Hill-Lopes Scholars Program supports women in STEM at Towson University and aims to retain women in the STEM workforce.

Time: 3:00 PM

• Please read this campus message for an update spring 2021 semester planning.

• UMBC’s Public Health Dashboard was updated with new data on October 14. The dashboard provides timely data about the prevalence of COVID-19 within our main campus. There were no new positive cases during this reporting period.
• Keep up the good work UMBC﹘masks on, at least six feet of distance, and avoid gatherings!  Keep UMBC safe and healthy﹘both on and off campus! 

• UMBC is participating in a pilot between the University System of Maryland (USM) and the State of Maryland’s health care exchange to “assist UMBC in taking swift actions to promote and to protect the health and safety of students, other individuals on campus, and the surrounding community.” Learn more here.

• The CDC recommends flu vaccines this year and every year. Here is some helpful information about who needs a vaccine and when. And check out this list of locations in the Catonsville-Arbutus area offering flu shots. Remember to call ahead to ensure the location you plan to visit has vaccines available.

• Join FinancialSmarts and Retriever Essentials on October 23 at 12 p.m. for Smart Essentials, featuring presentations and a Q&A about basic needs services and how to access them, including the UMBC Counseling Center, University Health Services, Maryland 211, and the United Way. 

• Join us for The Empowered University: Internationalization and Global Engagement on Tuesday, October 27, 4 to 5 p.m. Topics will include: how UMBC is supporting our international students, faculty, and staff; new programs to support international research, travel, and community-building; and a general overview of our work moving forward as a globally engaged university. Please register here.
• Visit the UMBC Together website for recent social media posts and the UMBC Together myUMBC group for information on upcoming events.